By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, on Tuesday, presented a total budget outlay of ₦780.59 billion for the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly, describing it as a “Budget of Inclusive Growth” designed to consolidate on the gains of his administration’s People First
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu, has flagged off the construction of a 10-kilometer Ndok Junction-Mbube-Okubushuyu road in Ogoja Local Government Area. Speaking during the flag-off ceremony at Ekumtak-Mbube in Ogoja LGA on Saturday, 2nd August, 2024, Governor Otu, represented by his deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey,
By Favour Adinya Governor Bassey Otu has described the commencement of construction on Section 3A/3B of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as a historic breakthrough for Cross River State and the South-South region. Section 3A/3B is about 65km to 70km long and the Section 3A of the road is linking Cross River and Akwa Ibom States,
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent As part of ways to boost education and infrastructure development, the Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has signed into law two bills establishing the State University of Education and Entrepreneurship in Akamkpa and the State College of Agriculture in Obubra. The two laws, officially titled the
By Anita Otu The Cross River State Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dr. Roseline Egbe, and sister security agencies have lauded Governor Bassey Otu on transforming security formation in the state. She said the governor has done well by changing the structure of the state security formation. The transformation formation she said
there have been at least four interventions on the bridge with the first started by the late Commissioner of Police, Mr. Daniel Anyogo and the most recent by the Commissioner for Education in Cross River, Dr. Stephen Odey
By Sylvia Akpan, Mary Bassey The Cross River State Executive Council, presided over by Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu has approved the procurement of 108 units of 3-wheel agriculture tractors for equitable distribution to small-holder farmers as part of the overall strategy for job creation and food security in the State. According to
Dear Governor Otu, My name is Aribiah David Attoe. Congratulations on your recent victory and assumption of office as Cross River State Governor. I will not bore you with sycophantic rants – whether your assumption of office is well-deserved would largely depend on what you do for Cross River State in the coming years. I